Reviews of Lewis & Clark State Park

On a lake, very quiet and pleasant campground. We stayed in an electric only site. The bathhouse is older but up to usual state park standards. We would stay here again. - frankltd

Jun 2014 -
$20.00

Beautiful park with trees. Good spacing between sites. Nice lake views. Close to interstate but no road noise. Looks like it could be rowdy for the weekends. People check out whenever they want, ignoring checkout time. Fire rings full of garbage and left over food. - southernsky

Apr 2014 -
$11.00

An excellent state park. Lots of waterfront sites (but not the Missouri River). Paved, fairly level sites. Hardly anybody there in mid-week. Quiet but easy access to/from I-29. A few antenna TV stations, and we picked a spot on the south end so our sat TV would work. It did. Verizon cell worked fine. Rate is for electric only. - rncordy

Reviews of Monona County Fairgrounds

Rating:

8

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Jun 2014 -
$15.00

Nice and new! Quiet. The green-grass campsites are very wide; another trailer could fit between each site. Built in 2012, the campgrounds on the northwest corner of the fairgrounds is not yet on Google maps. But you can see it from Google Earth - just use the address 105 15th Street North. Trees have been planted, but none are large enough to cast shade or privacy yet. Picnic tables can be requested. Fire rings are also available on request. There is no on-site campground host, so calling ahead would be a good idea. The campground is flat, the gravel road is flat, and the gravel campsites are flat. Being new the gravel depth is more shallow than old campgrounds, but is very well maintained. Each back-in site is oriented west-east and is long enough for a big motor home with a towed vehicle. The sites on the west side of the main road have a small curb on the west end, and could be used for pull-throughs for some trailers. All sites have electricity for anyone staying - 50 amp and 30 amp and 20 amp. Water to fill your tanks is available only at the south east corner and a hose there may not be available. Bathroom without showers is available on the fairgrounds, not in the campground - AKA "quite a hike". No dump station at all. Outside of town there are 3 options -- 1) Lewis & Clark State Park. 2) KOA. 3) on Interstate I-29 and just SOUTH of Onawa at the rest stops (both North and south bound). Children and dogs are welcome, but there are not play areas for them. Nearby attractions include Lewis & Clark's keelboat Museum and replica boat on lake. Within a short drive are the Loess Hills made from centuries of windblown dirt. North is Sergeant Floyd Monument (only person to die on Lewis & Clark expedition) and Sioux City's famous Palmer Candy Company. One thing to note, the campground supervisor has another job preparing taxes. So if you need help in April, be persistent and have patience. We will return. - AluminumCloud

The name says it all. On Ur Wa....... Good place to spend a night On Ur Wa to where ever you are going. I spent two nights here because I was desperate and really needed some down time. Wouldn't recommend two nights here unless you were like me, just needed the down time. There were some high end and middle RV's here. Only saw one "older" RV. Sites are gravel, and pretty long. Spacing between RV's is adequate. Good trees for shade. Check in was good, they accept Good Sam. The check in person said, "One night?" and was surprised when I said, "Well, I'd like two nights....." Wi-Fi worked great, but park was only 1/3 full when I was here. Restrooms are unisex at one end of park and pretty clean. There are separate men/women restrooms near office, but I didn't get to check those. Laundry Room was clean except deep sink looked kind of yucky. Laundry is $1.75 to wash, $1.75 to dry. Kind of "medium" price-wise. Park is within walking distance of a Mexican restaurant and several other fast food restaurants. No cable, but will pick up multiple copies of all major network stations over the air (including PBS). (multiple as in, some Nebraska, some Iowa, take your pick which state you want to hear news from). Since I spent two days here, I had a great time deciding which PBS was better between Iowa and Nebraska. The Good Sam price is reasonable for what you get. Price I'm showing is the Good Sam rate before taxes. Easy on, easy off freeway. - DXSMac

Aug 2014 -
$25.00

We were originally going to stay here for 2 weeks, but within two days we signed up for 3 more weeks. The owners are true RV'ers, and understand just what we need. They don't crowd campers together if they don't need to, and they don't have a lot of ridiculous rules (just common sense). The owners are the friendliest we've run into. The park is situated conveniently off I-29, but there's no road noise. It's also half way between Omaha/Council Bluffs and Sioux City, making day trips a breeze. All of the utilities we look for (Wifi, water, power) worked great. The area (the heart of the Loess Hills) was great for motorcycling. The sites are gravel, with tall shade trees. We usually don't care for trees (due to our satellite dish and tall RV), but the owners trim all of the branches way up, so there's never a problem, but there is shade. They also have propane on site. We would have given them a 10 if the sites and road were paved. We would definitely stay here again. - Paff

Reviews of Onawa Blue Lake KOA

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7

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May 2014 -
$36.00

We had two long days of driving and needed a place in between Iowa City, IA and Platte, SD to spend the night. I knew our two girls would be bored after 7+ hours on the road and it had been close to a week since we had stayed in a campground with laundry, so the KOA seemed like a safe choice. I called ahead to verify they had 24x7 laundry which they verified. This was important, as we did not know when we would arrive; luckily, for us we arrived at 3:00 PM, which gave us enough time to explore the campground. The campground was packed; it was the KOA's Free Night of Camping promotion. It appears our space was the last available space in the campground. Our neighbors were quiet and respectful, although I wish the spaces had more space. The laundry room was well maintained and inexpensive. The playground was perfect for our two girls who played their hearts out for an hour and a half. The dog walk area, along the underused road was perfect for our dog. It was long, grassy, and had trash bins strategically placed. There is water, electric, and sewer hookup. There is no cable and for the first time in a long time, we skipped testing the Wi-Fi. Would I recommend this park? Yes. Would we come back? Yes. Informational: Our RV is 36' long. - Dr. Moreau

Jul 2013 -
$37.00

Narrow two lane road to get to campground. Sits on Blue Lake across from State Park. Have to use the boat launch within State Park. RV park has a short dock with a bench that you can sit on. Grounds are gravel and sites are on grass. Sites 21-52 overlook a cornfield. Sites 7-19 are next to the road. The pool was sufficient for about 20 people. The store had essentials you may need. Twenty four hour laundry and rec room were attached to office. They have a nice playground and horseshoe pit. Narrow roads and lots of trees. Due to grass sites, they do not allow mats or carpet on ground. Campground appeared busy so reserve early. They have 10 50 amp sites only. Two dog walk areas. Another small area for boat parking. They have a half basketball court and a volleyball court. We stayed here overnight. We would stay again. - Lori Buzzelli

Jun 2013 -
$1.00

Probably the nicest KOA we have ever stayed in. Long pull through site that accommodated our truck and 35' fiver without unhooking. Level, shaded and graveled site including a picnic table and fire pit. Clean and reasonably priced laundry. Nice pool as well. Permanents appeared kept up. Price quoted reflects a KOA coupon we had for one night free. Staff was friendly and helpful. We would stay here again if in the area. Millions of fireflies came out at dusk. - shovelguy